I’m looking for a well-engineered, cost effective, solution for A/V with stereo speakers plus multiple subwoofers. The current incarnation of my set-up is shown below and sees an HDMI Audio De-Embedder used to extract Digital S/PDIF (Stereo) which is then subject to overall EQ via mini-DSP DDRC-22D and multi-sub optimization using mini-DSP 10x10HD. The problem is that the HDMI switch is unreliable, and when things go wrong there are a lot of boxes to diagnose, so I’m considering options.
My core requirements are a solution for multiple HDMI sources, overall EQ (ideally DL), multiple subwoofers and balanced outputs. One answer is the Evoke DAC with HDMI input, but this introduces a need for A/D to deliver the DSP | EQ. The more obvious answer is an AVR or Pre-Pro, but the options are clear as Denon X3700H doesn’t have Dirac or Balanced Outputs whilst something like NAD T758 has Dirac but a poor review. The HTP-1 meets the various requirements but quite a cost given the use case.
Any suggestions?
My core requirements are a solution for multiple HDMI sources, overall EQ (ideally DL), multiple subwoofers and balanced outputs. One answer is the Evoke DAC with HDMI input, but this introduces a need for A/D to deliver the DSP | EQ. The more obvious answer is an AVR or Pre-Pro, but the options are clear as Denon X3700H doesn’t have Dirac or Balanced Outputs whilst something like NAD T758 has Dirac but a poor review. The HTP-1 meets the various requirements but quite a cost given the use case.
Any suggestions?